threaten
gb/θɹˈɛtən/ us/θɹˈɛtən/
B1
انگریزی
~ 1500
معانی
0 معانی
فعل
B1
action
1
State intent to harm
To say or show you will hurt someone or something.
استعمال کا انداز:
to threaten [someone/something] with [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'threaten' with 'warn'. 'Warn' is to tell someone about danger to help them, while 'threaten' is to say you will cause the danger.
ہم معنی الفاظ
menace (Slightly more formal or literary term for making a threat.)
متضاد الفاظ
reassure (To comfort someone by removing fear or concern.)
لفظی تراکیب
threaten violence
|threaten legal action
|threaten someone with
|threaten to kill
|threaten sanctions
موضوعات
crime
|conflict
|communication
|emotions
|law
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- He threatened to call the police if they didn’t leave.
- The company threatened legal action over the copyright violation.
- She threatened him with a knife.
- They threatened to cancel the event unless security was improved.
- The government threatened sanctions against the country.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- He threatened to hit me.
- The boss threatened to fire her.
- She threatened him with a gun.
- They threatened to stop the project.
- He threatened to tell the teacher.
فعل
B1
state
2
Indicate possible danger
To seem like it might cause harm soon.
استعمال کا انداز:
[something] threatens [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners may think this meaning always involves a person speaking. Here it can be about things or situations causing danger without intent.
ہم معنی الفاظ
endanger (Focuses on putting someone or something at risk rather than expressing intent.)
متضاد الفاظ
protect (To keep safe from harm or danger.)
لفظی تراکیب
threaten stability
|threaten survival
|threaten health
|threaten jobs
|threaten peace
موضوعات
nature
|risk
|safety
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- Rising sea levels threaten coastal cities.
- The disease threatens the lives of millions.
- His reckless driving threatens everyone on the road.
- The storm threatens to delay the flight.
- Pollution threatens marine ecosystems.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The fire threatens the forest.
- The storm threatens the town.
- The new law threatens small businesses.
- The virus threatens many people.
- The flood threatens the village.
گرامر
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threaten
IPA
GB/θɹˈɛtən/
US/θɹˈɛtən/
ہجا بندی اور زور
threaten (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (threaten)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Verb
- Base: threaten
- 3rd Person Singular: threatens
- Present Participle: threatening
- Past: threatened
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
threatens
verb
threatening
verb
threatened
verb
Core family
threat
noun B1
Related words
threateningly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
unthreatening
adjective
عبارات
threaten someone with something
1/θɹˈɛtən sˈʌmwˌʌn wˈɪθ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Say you will harm using something
To say you will use something to hurt someone or cause trouble.
مثالیں
- He threatened her with a knife.
- The company threatened them with legal action.
threaten to do something
1/θɹˈɛtən tə dˈu sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Say you will do harm
To say you will do something bad if someone does not do what you want.
مثالیں
- She threatened to quit if her pay wasn’t increased.
- They threatened to call the police when he refused to leave.